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anygunanywhere wrote: "Your... argument really isn't making any sense, Frank....er I mean Ira.

anygunanywhere wrote: I don't see where I was yelling and thanks for the personal attack.

Anygunanywhere

I never said you were yelling, rather you were being shrill. People do that sometimes when they aren't getting their way.

Ahhh, I see. You use the "Do as I say, not as I do" rebuttal methodology. My name's not Frank, Skippy. But I see that you'd prefer that I defer to your name calling and tuck my tail and cower. Well Yessir, you can have it your way. I won't call you Skippy anymore since it is somehow more offensive or personal than you calling me Frank. My friends call me tollah, you may call me sir.

anygunanywhere wrote:Your "You guys should OC your long guns" argument really isn't making any sense, Frank....er I mean Ira. It is kind of like an argument about M-5 vending machines in airports.

Did you sleep through debate class Skippy? If I'm not making any sense then your comment looks positively delirious. And raising your voice an octave doesn't add value or credence your argument, although it does improve the entertainment value somewhat. Thanks for the chuckle.

subsonic wrote:I open carry my rifle when I go hunting.

And this is relevant to my post or unique because...? Do you sling your rifle when you go into the feed store to buy your deer corn? You carry the rifle into the restaurant with you in the evening to avoid the risk of it being stolen from your car? The OC long gun will certainly offer you the same or better protection than a concealed handgun and you can start right away.

Let me know when you're willing to take the OC Wally Walk I suggested. I'll be pleased to meet you and document your experience so that others willing to take up the cause can see how well it went for you.

Like I said in another thread, OC proponents should start carrying their long guns around to condition the general public to be comfortable when law abiding citizens go about their daily business openly carrying weapons. Perhaps you can be one of the first to walk into Walmart with a shotgun slung over your shoulder. I'm not aware of any laws that will violate and you can be the one to take the Wally Walk to the next level. Wearing a pistol will be very unintimidating to John Q. Public once they are used to seeing riot guns and EBRs openly carried, and the latter are legal to open carry today.

Uniformed individual wearing a gun is far different from civilians carrying in the presence of uninformed individuals. Why don't plainclothes police open carry? But please address the first paragraph here before you move onto this one.

nitrogen wrote:Basically don't say anything here you wouldnt want your (hypothetical) 10 year old daughter reading.

From Hamlet: Aye, there's the rub. (Rub in this context means impediment or speed bump.)

My daughters are now 19 and 18 (as of last week). Our family conversations at the dinner table, especially when granma was over, were somewhat unabashed. There may be topics that I found acceptable for my daughters at age 10 that others would not. For that matter, there may be topics or conversations that I find acceptable or normal for my daughter at age 18 that other fathers may not.

I will endeavor to more strictly adhere to the rules of this forum and appreciate the efforts of the moderators.

Please allow me to rephrase...I think anyone who feels compelled to carry open is making a statement or showing off.

anygunanywhere wrote:why don't you define that for the rest of the board.

Because if I have to explain it you wouldn't understand anyway...

I think open carry conveys the same message as wearing a codpiece.